Why
did South Carolina secede? Some scholars argue slavery was the primary
reason for secession and the Civil War. That and the war's continuing
impact on the Palmetto State will be debated at two upcoming events featuring
three of the premier Civil War scholars in the country today.

First,
The Citadel's College of Graduate and Professional Studies along with
the Friends of the Charleston County Public Library will present "Civil
War and Peace in South Carolina: A Panel Discussion" at 7 p.m. Monday,
March 15 in the library auditorium.

On
Tuesday, March 16, The Citadel History Department will host "South
Carolina and the Civil War" at 6:30 p.m. in Bond Hall Room 165.

Both
panels will feature:

Emory M. Thomas,
The Citadel's Mark Clark Distinguished Visiting Professor of History
at The Citadel and author of "The Confederacy as a Revolutionary
Experience."

Charles B. Dew,
professor of history at Williams College and author of "Apostles
of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the
Civil War."

David W. Blight,
professor of history at Yale University and author of "Race and
Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory."

Charleston
attorney and author Robert Rosen will moderate Monday's panel discussion,
which is co-sponsored by the Mark W. Clark Distinguished Visiting Professorship
in History.